April 2021

PROLOGUE

ISABEL October 2017 I could barely breathe when I picked her up – all skin and bones — to put her in the carrier for that wretched last ride.

WAYS TO MAKE YOUR PET MORE COMFORTABLE

Get creative with mobility. For ideas on how to make your home more accessible for a pet with limited mobility: Perfectly Imperfect: Home Modifications for Disabled Pets – HomeAdvisor “Zuzu was initially a foster kitten.  He presumably threw a clot during neuter surgery and was blind.  His litter mates attacked him, so the shelter staff …

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EUTHANASIA: MORAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

The first part of the conversation – maybe with your vet or maybe with yourself in the quiet moments of the day – is often “When the time comes, would it be right to end Trinket’s suffering by putting her to sleep?”

MAKING A DECISION

The moment will come when you have to make a decision.  Sadly, because this is how life is, you almost certainly won’t have all the information you require to know whether it is the 100% right decision.